Can understand it also, as:
Abstract painting, non-representational painting, non-objective painting, hard-edge painting, color field painting, lyrical abstraction, post painterly abstraction, geometrical abstraction, optical painting, process painting, action painting, monochrome painting, minimalism, conceptual art, land art, installation art, and performance art.

Categorize it as:
Impressionism, Modernism

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Detailed Description

In the early 20th century, a new art movement emerged that was unlike anything the world had ever seen before. This movement was called Metaphysical painting, and it was characterized by its use of symbols and imagery to depict hidden meanings and spiritual truths. Metaphysical painting was a response to the materialism and rationalism of the age, and it sought to show that there was more to reality than what could be seen with the naked eye. Famous Metaphysical painters include Giorgio de Chirico, Carlo Carrà, and René Magritte. These artists created some of the most iconic and influential paintings of the 20th century, and their work continues to inspire artists and thinkers today. If you’re interested in learning more about Metaphysical painting, be sure to check out the work of these three masters. You’ll be sure to see the world in a whole new light.

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1. Metaphysical painting is a genre of painting that emerged in Italy in the early 20th century.
2. The style is characterized by its use of unexpected juxtapositions, often of disparate objects.
3. The paintings often have a dreamlike or surreal quality.
4. The term "Metaphysical painting" was first used by the Italian art critic Carlo Carrà in 1917.
5. Carrà was a member of the Futurist movement, and the Metaphysical style has been seen as an extension of Futurism.
6. Other artists associated with the Metaphysical style include Giorgio de Chirico, Carlo Levi, and Mario Sironi.
7. Metaphysical painting was partly inspired by the Symbolist movement.
8. It has also been seen as a reaction against the naturalism of the 19th century.
9. The style was short-lived, and had largely disappeared by the 1930s.
10. However, its influence can be seen in the work of later artists such as René Magritte and Salvador Dalí.
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Artists (be aware, speculation possible):

1. Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978) 2. Carlo Carrà (1881-1966) 3. Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876-1944) 4. Umberto Boccioni (1882-1916) 5. Giacomo Balla (1871-1958) 6. Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) 7. Kazimir Malevich (1879-1935) 8. Lyubov Popova (1889-1924) 9. Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1956) 10. Vladimir Tatlin (1885-1953) 11. El Lissitzky (1890-1941) 12. Piet Zwart (1885-1977) 13. Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931) 14. Gerrit Rietveld (1888-1964) 15. Bart van der Leck (1876-1958) 16. Joost Schmidt (1893-1948) 17. Hans Arp (1886-1966) 18. Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889-1943) 19. Jean Arp (1886-1966) 20. Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) 21. Francis Picabia (1879-1953) 22. Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) 23. Max Ernst (1891-1976) 24. René Magritte (1898-1967) 25. Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) 26. René Magritte (1898-1967) 27. Yves Tanguy (1900-1955) 28. Max Beckmann (1884-1950) 29. Paul Klee (1879-1940) 30. Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944)

Artworks (be aware, speculation possible)

1. The Hay Wagon, by American painter Andrew Wyeth (1937) 2. Christina’s World, by American painter Andrew Wyeth (1948) 3. The Persistence of Memory, by Spanish painter Salvador Dali (1931) 4. The Madonna of the Rocks, by Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci (1483-1486) 5. The Last Supper, by Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci (1495-1498) 6. The Birth of Venus, by Italian painter Sandro Botticelli (1486) 7. The Annunciation, by Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci (1472-1475) 8. The Mona Lisa, by Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci (1503-1506) 9. The Vitruvian Man, by Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci (1490) 10. The Battle of Anghiari, by Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci (1505) 11. The Sistine Chapel Ceiling, by Italian painter Michelangelo (1508-1512) 12. The Last Judgment, by Italian painter Michelangelo (1534-1541) 13. The Creation of Adam, by Italian painter Michelangelo (1512) 14. The School of Athens, by Italian painter Raphael (1510) 15. The Transfiguration, by Italian painter Raphael (1516-1520) 16. The Marriage of the Virgin, by Italian painter Raphael (1504) 17. The Parnassus, by Italian painter Raphael (1511) 18. The Sistine Madonna, by Italian painter Raphael (1513-1514) 19. The Assumption of the Virgin, by Italian painter Titian (1516-1518) 20. The Bacchus and Ariadne, by Italian painter Titian (1520-1523) 21. The Death of Socrates, by French painter Jacques-Louis David (1787) 22. The Oath of the Horatii, by French painter Jacques-Louis David (1784) 23. The Death of Marat, by French painter Jacques-Louis David (1793) 24. The Raft of the Medusa, by French painter Théodore Géricault (1818-1819) 25. Liberty Leading the People, by French painter Eugène Delacroix (1830) 26. The Barque of Dante, by French painter Eugène Delacroix (1822) 27. The Third of May 1808, by Spanish painter Francisco Goya (1814) 28. The Second of May 1808, by Spanish painter Francisco Goya (1814) 29. The Colossus, by Spanish painter Francisco Goya (1808-1812) 30. The Disasters of War, by Spanish painter Francisco Goya (1810-1820)

Epoch

The Metaphysical painting style emerged in the early 20th century and continued into the mid-20th century.